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Royal Pigall

Music by Juan Maglio. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1979.
1942: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 2 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times1955: 2 · danced 0 times1973: 1 · danced 0 times1979: 1 · danced 0 times
1942’50’60’701979
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 1, 0; 1944: 1, 2; 1954: 1, 0; 1955: 2, 0; 1973: 1, 0; 1979: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1944 and 1954. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Royal Pigall was composed by Juan Félix Maglio.†

Credit

Music
Juan Maglio

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1940’50’60’70

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 8
    2 dances
    1944
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Jan 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  3. Enrique RodríguezOdeon · Jul 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  4. Manuel BuzonEarliest we holdAmadeo Mandarino
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  5. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Oct 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  6. Héctor Varela
    Not danced on film yet
    1973
  7. Florindo SassoneMicrofon
    Not danced on film yet
    1979
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1921
  9. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Jul 261928
  10. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1979 · danced on film 2017

Jose Luis Ferraro & Rika Fukuda2017 · 2:48

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370141153

Single source

TodoTango · tema/4642

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Sources disagree

Listen

  1. Royal PigallManuel Buzon · Amadeo Mandarino · no clip yet1942
  2. Royal PigallCarlos Di Sarli1944
  3. Royal PigallCarlos Di Sarli1954
  4. Royal PigallEnrique Rodríguez · no clip yet1955
  5. Royal PigallHéctor Varela · no clip yet1955
  6. Royal PigallHéctor Varela · no clip yet1973
  7. Royal PigallFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1979

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